EIU Office of International Students and Scholars

Undergraduate Academic Requirements

1. Grade Point Average (GPA): minimum 1.75 out of 4.0.

2. Test of English Language:

   • Score Requirements

• • • Paper-Based TOEFL: 500 points
    • Internet-Based TOEFL: 61 points
    • IELTS: 6.0 on the Academic Module
    • MELAB: 69
    • STEP EIKEN: Grade Pre-1
    • iTEP Academic Plus: 4.5 overall assessment
    • Duolingo English Test: 105 points

• • English Proficiency Requirements can be waived under the following circumstances:

• • • You have successfully completed 24 semester hours of academic credit from a U.S. college or university.
    • You have completed Level 112 courses with a Certificate of Completion from an ELS Language Center in the U.S.
    • You have successfully completed two consecutive years of courses in a country where English is the primary language and medium of instruction (within the past two years). For a list of these countries, click here.
    • You have successfully completed two terms (one semester) of English for Academic Purposes 2 (Level 6) at the Center of English as a Second Language (CESL) at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale.
    • You have successfully completed the Proficiency Level, Certificate of Achievement from Kaplan International Colleges.
    • You have successfully completed Level 9 at one of The Language Company centers in the United States.
    • You have successfully completed a 500 Level from the Intensive English Institute.